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I OLD ROME. I "t Roman’s” Note Book records I a Chapter of I CHURCH AND CATACOMB. I Grand old St, Peters, as seen I bya modern Roman. Thous- I ands look as but Hun- I deeds in "1 he Great I Church. I On our arrival we stopped at I Hotel Continental and we could I not realize that we were in ancient | Rome. A modern hotel, codnucted I by Americans, we got to dinner, a I number of people in the dining room and we have nothing but English spoken we walk out on I the street they are wide and splend- I idly paved, centinning our walk < ! we soon get out of the new potion i and into the old, but I am getting ] along too fast. f Before we left home our fellow < townsmen, Mr. Antognoli gave us letters tehUSignorH, ; tanzi anti °f fcourse we started out t to find him. That was veiylittL i trouble as he ha« a magneficent I home on one of the principal < fitreets in the city. < We were fortunate in finding all the family at home, consisting of < one son and one daughter, and they all spoke English fluently, , The father is sole owner of the Costanzi Theatre, one of the finest in Europe. He is also connected with many of the leading enterpris esofthecity. Theson holdsan im portant position in the Vatican * and is in close touch with his Holi ness, the Pope. We were received as if we were old friends, and the next morning Mr. Henry Costanzi called for us and acted as our guide and com panion during our stay. We at •nee start for St. Peters. In the center of the square, in front of the church, is a large obe lisk. It is said that when this huge piece of stone was being placed in pc i ion, si'ence was imposed upon every one assisting or seeing, under pain of death. At a aritical moment when the huge stone was suspended, the ropes were about to give way, wbenone of the workmen, a sailor, shouted, “wet r the ropes,” As a reward bis family was granted the privilege of furnish ng the palms for St. Peter’s, on Palm Sunday. On either side of the obelisk are very large and beautiful foun tains. The square preceded by an elliptical space, is enclosed by a collonade. This being the celebration of St . Peter, hundreds of people and car riages are going and coming to and from all directions. It is impossible for me to give anything like a discription of the beautiful church that stands a monument to the great work of so many of the old artists. Its per fectly turned arches and massive pillars, covered with lovely deco rations, its fiine mouments and alters and its beautiful Mosaics that required so many years of time and patience to produce. Here on one side is the old bronze statue of St. Peter on a throne of white marble this being the celebration, he is dressed as a Pope. Sue the hundreds of people pass by and stop and kiss his right foot, which extends out Irom the folds of his robe, it is worn a great tie d either from so many kisses, or so much wiping. I know not. Nearly m front of the statue i.ud the great dome rises an im posing bronze canopy, supported by four spiral columns. Under the Canopy, ia a n alter, it stands over the Tomb of St. Peter. Which con tains the sarcophagus of the Saint, around which are 89 ever burning lamps. It is said there were no less than 30,009 people atteudnd the Cele °ration on that day, and the great church looked as if it was not half filled. Uesu (Jesus) is the principal Je suit church, as it contains some of the finest works in the an cient g city. Over the altar is represented St. Ignatus teurround- e 1 by angvls. This is kept conc< al ed by a large painting, but today being the celebration of St. Peter, the painting was removed. _S. Maria Maggiore, (Mary the Great) said to contain a portion) o the manger in which our Lord was born. There are something likeßo churches dedicated to the Virgin this it the largest and oldest T.iere isa legand that the Virgin appeared to a devout Roman, also t) the Pope in a dream, and com manded them to build a church on the spot where they would find snow the following morning. This in mid-summer. The church was erected in obedience to the vision. S. Giovanni (John). The intenor is decorated with some very old and fine mosaics; it contains 12 large marble figures of the Apost les. Near the center of the building is canopy in which are bonzew hich of Saints Peter and Paul and said to continue the H-ads of the Saints. In this church the Pope receves in struction and power after their election to offic.e Near the churchi is a small build ►-w containing a Hight of marble steps said to be from the place of Pilate at Jerusalam which our Savior ascended, they may be as cended only on the knees we saw quite a number of persons going up that way hesitating a minute or so on each step to offer a pr >yer. S. Clemente (Clements) Thisold church consists of three buildings built on top of each other two of which are underground and are not used but contains some very old frescoes. The first or lower building was a heathern temple and the two upper ones Christian. It belong! to Irish Domincians. We met quite a number of the officials, they were dressed in the regular style of a monk only their robes were a deep cream color. Th?y made our little visit very pleasant as we heard only English spoken. Tbt Pantheon,the best preserved of the ancient buildings of the eity. Built of brick; the walls are 20 feet thick. The portico is 108 teet in leng h and 42 feet desp and is supported by 16 columna of granite. The interior is heated up by a round opening in the center of the dome. The marble floor has just enough slant to turn the water that falls through this opening out of one side of the doors in a littb groove prepared for it. jn the year 509, Pope Boniface IV. consecrated the Pantheon as a church and caused the remains of 2,800 martyrs to be gathered from the catecombs and deposited be neath the altar. In the recesses are buried many noble personages and artists, among whom is Raphael. The last interment in the Pantheon was King Victor Emmanuel 11. 8. Loret>zo( Lawrence) contains many very fine modern frescos, Pope Piers IN is buried here. The cr} P I' B 1)OW being finished in mosa ic, in the wall are many Final| round recesses left in the mosaic, about 5 to 10 inches in diamiter and by giving “ liberal amount of money you can have your name inserted in this space, at th* top of the wall is thej lames of the d ifer ent country’s of the world, so the uamewill show from whtie you are from. It is supposed that the devout who come here to worship will pray for the persons whose names are there.! he United States was well represented. The Cappuciui Cappucines. The church contains but little of interes , but beneath it are feur large arched ruoniu decorated with the bones of about 4 000 departed members of the order. The earth floor is from Jeru salem. If one dies, tb<s one that has teen buried longest, i% taken up and bis bones are need in the decoration Just imagine a sun flower formed I of figures, sheaves of grain, etc. al] made of human bodies. i A drive of a couple of miles on the • Appean way, brought us to the ; Catacombs of St, Callistus. It win f charge of several Trappist Monks Members of this order are not p r- - m itted capiat to any one only at f certaintimesand on certain subjects - The monks Rationed here have J been relieved from',that vow and it - U ir.ed as if they were trying tc THE HUSTLER OF ROME.SUNDAY NOVEMBER, 11 1894, | make up for their lost time, for I never heard men talk so much in my life. Securing some heavy wraps we started under ground, with our guide. The passages are 2 J to 8 feet wide, with three or four re cesses on the sides, one above the other. When the body was interred it was closed with a slab. The passages are occasionally broken by small rooms that were used for the burial of families or chapels. In one of these little rooms, the walls were decorated with several pictures of saints and one of Christ. The Romans burned their dea d while trie Christians beleiving in the immoritlity of the soul, also in the resurrection, buried their dead entirely in sep ilchers, so seme of the Catecumbs soon had their Narrow passages running un der many acres. This one is 3 stories deep and said to contain no less than one million bodies covering 45 ac es. A Roman. HOW’S THIS! We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by F all’s Ca tarrh Cure. F. J CHENEGA CO., Props, Toledo, O. We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honor able in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West it Truax, Wholesale Druggesr, Toledo, O. Walding Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo. O. Hall’s Catarrh C-:re is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Prise 75c. per bottle. Sold by ail Druggist. Testimonials free. PLEASANT RECEPTION. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Turner, Gives a' Delightful Entertainment. Friday evening at their pretty 1 home on Main street in the Fifth ‘ Ward, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Turner, gave a small reception in honor of ( Misses Colquitt, Warren and Scott, of Atlanta. < The home was beautifully light- , ed and decorated, and the evening | slipped by most pleasantly. Those present were Misses War- ■ ren, Colquitt and Scott, of Atlan ta; Miss Lou Fleming, of Coosa; Miss Annie and Bessie Neeley, Miss Eva Simpsom, Miss Seay, Miss Carrie Clark, Miss Thomas, Miss Gilliard. Messers. Ed Magill, Ed Dean, 0. p. Meares, Dick Harris, Nat Har ris, Gus Johnson, Yancey Harris, Dr. Harbin and Will NcKee. Hymn In a Hurry. A woman had been waiting for an hour Ju the County Clerk’s >ffice. and finally one of the em ployes asked if she wished to see ' a y one. “I’m going to be married here at noon,’’ she replied. “The nr'n I’m going to marry bad to w r today, but he gets an hour off at noon and is going to meet me here Sure enough, he came in at 12:15 with his working clothes on. The license was readily granted, and they went at once to the Justice, who has an office on that floor ot the County Building. When the ceremony was concluded he started back to his work promising to see her that evening. There are numerous instances of men.,laying off’one day tn be married, but even in the Clerk’s ffice it is not common to have a man rush in at the noon hour and treat the matrimonial obligation as he would a qairy lunch.—Chicago Record. Warter’s hand made is the finest smoke on the market —and then it is Rome made-. Fruits of home Industry. Ask your dealer for one. 1230 HONEY COMB TOWELS, EACH 4Cts. Ty are full 34 inches long and 20 inches wide. New and bright snf you can buy them at the value of a wash rag at BASS BROS & Co. old store, and PARKS &. Co, store. This is but a little item of the Thousand Great Bar gans in store for the Fall Trade. Our prices for the next sixty days will be a revelation to the people, Prices unmatchable, unap proachable and phenomenal. YOU HAVE NOTICED I Less Than 1 9 Ctson $ So Price! Price! The newspaper announce-1 A good percentage of these will do it. When the cost i» mentsof our purchase of the goods has been shipped tons, Receiver of the Ladies’Bazaar and if prices and values small, a fraction of the worthy Co., of Atlanta. It was a count for anything they will . . great stock of fine Dry Goods, go into new homes in q U i c k i our ' ee ' wa y’simment e-IJI-X Notions, &c., invoicing $39,- order. Our import order for ' cei)ts on tlie a o ii f r a afi 000. Fall Goods had 1 'en placedj The price paid was nearer before this purchase w. made fine goods too; most of them nothing than that at which and the goods are _ mtn such goods never changed daily. Must have room, and ’’’inter Goods 1. centd hands in this broad land, if our we are going to make it by You never heard of such a pur knowledge of such matters is a bidding adieu to a pdc of mer- true record— ••handise at once. ci.ase. 8400 Yds, heavy yard-wide Brown Sheeting, worth 6 1-2 cat 4 1-2 c. 420“ Turkey red Damask, never before under 2Oc going at 12 I-2c. 8000 “ Good quality 4-quarter bleached Domestic worth 71 -2c at sc. 300 “ Cheviot shirts, with collars, priced by other s at $ 1,50 to go at 75c 80 Fine Count all wool, 10-quarter Bed Blankets worth $ 10. pairs3.sO. 4000 Yds Dress Ginghams, lovely styles & colorings worth 7c at 4 I -2c 300 Pairs Ladies Fine dress button shoes, worth $ 1 .75 togo at $ 1 ,00. 3500 Ladies Hemstitched Handkerchiefs worth from 10 to 15c at sc. 2000 Yds. High grade, fine count, Sea Island full 36 inches wide, worth 71 -2c at 5c 240 Pairs of that celebrated Shoe for Men, “Goodwear” worth s2,so.Until sold only $1.53 360 Suits Fine all wool Cheviot Suits single and double breasts sacks, blacks browns. & c„ worth $ 1 0.00. Made to sell for $ 10.000 more. Nothing equal to them in a thousand miles of Rome for the money i FOR DRESSES By far the largest stock in this market An almost endless variety from h single width American goods from 4o up to the exquisite effects of French Greists: extra quality. Covert cloth. Serges, Novelty Mixtures. Armures. Bengalines, Poplines, Henrietta Cloths, Camel’s Hair, Granites, etc. Satin Dutc.hesses, Mone°, Fail -63 and Bengalines, China and Japan ese Silks, Surahs, Ginghams, Prints, Percies, Cheviots, Crepe Cloth. Ducks 1 De»ims, Suitings, Stripes, etc. 46-inch Covert Cot it , the latest comer of new drees fabrics made to sell atsl.2s ; our price .85 Beautiful Mixture Covert Cloth , worth 80e. at 60 Two-toned Diagonals, 3G-incb Double told Suitings, 36-incb, lark and medium gray, worth twice she price; full suit. 8 yards for__ sl, 10.000 yards Fancy Dress Prints, 54x64 cloth wo.tb 7c 5 Trimmings & c. All the imaginables in Silks. Illumi anted Surahs, two-toned, shot and seeddot effects, Bengalines, Tff, Velvets Velveteens. Si k Braids, Pass ementeries Jets. Novelty Trimmings. Ribbons, etc. The desirable things n laces. Embroideries on Swiss, Nain sook and,Cambrics, ail-over embr< i lerie». 400 ya ide Hamburg Edging oith 10c yard at ,5 20c Hambi rg at 10 30c Hamburg at .1 < CUOTTIIISrO. A choice assortment for Men, Boys and Children. Swell effectsin Tweeds, Cheviots, Cas- : simeres and Serges: also swell effects in the dressier Fabrics, prominent among which Clays and West of England Diagonals. Suits for slender people, stout people’, young giants and little fellows. Especial attention is called to 360 Men’s all- wool Suits at $5.00. They are simply unmatchable bargains. Our stock of clothing from lowest > >nt [tilitf us as the most brilliant haul of our victorious buyer, and we are determined bp the powe / of magnetism of price to put more new clothing on men and b >ys this fall than ever befor< in our business experience. The few prices named th-oughout this advertisement are mere i ly suggestive of the way other goods will be sold, 300 Ov re >ats less than half price Fact. Superb assortment ot Cloaks. Mil IIMp P\ G The Bazaar’s stock almost in its entirety was shipped totw ivii I J Rome house—cost nearly nothing, and if you want anythin i in this line, we will sell it to vou away down below prices of others. Come to soe i BASS BROTHERS & COMPANY | For the goods here'advertised, go to either o f except i that the Millinery will be found at'the .PARKS 2 CO.* store,| andj t ICloth’ng and Hats will beat the old store.|2s > oad Street. ■ Small Wares. Needles, Pins, Hair-Pins, Threads, Wha’ebone , Casings, Hooks-aud- Eyes, Tapes, Dress Shields, Cutsets Laces, Shoe Laces, Buttons, Brads, etc. A straw will show the way the win I blows, so in these little items; we will save you 50 to 100 per cent ' on your purchases. Stick a pin down herejifyou Lave no pin, we will sell you a whole paper of English Pius for sc. and everything else relative)} as cheap. Blankets and Flannels These gov ds ar prices that cannot and will not be duplicated by others We bought them away under the mark- tst the great auction sale ot Faulkner Page & Co. Nt w York in May when the inecury was up and blankets were down. We want you to see our full size Bed Blanket at each—a trifle 25 Our Fine Ali-wom Blankets SIO,OO value per pair 3.50 Nothing ever | offered equal tv them as bar.i n lie Flannel worth 25c at 15 Wh te Flannel worth 25c at 15 Bed Twilled Flannel worth 40c at 25 White Twilled Flannel worth 40c at 25 Every quality of Flannel cut a!n;o-t i i two. Gents Furnishing Linen Bosom Shirts Lautidried and Cnlauudri'-d ; and Cbevio' , ShirtsSatiue Shirts DrawersScriven’s Patent Drawers; Hosiery and Gi v in great variety. Scarfs Ties How Supporters Cuffs Buttons Coßara a»4 Cuffs etc.; ail in the bargain cata logue, Men’s Fine All-Wool Shirts asd Drawera silk Stiched worth oturfi sl.~ 00 ; »s long as this lot lasts our price will be .0* 1,900 4- Linen Collars Ift Shoes There is co equal to our Dongola Button Shoe for Ladies at Have you yet bought our epecia Tap-Sole Blucher Shoes for men? This Shoe is wade excusively for u* aud cannot be sold by any one except us. We take the bold position that • here is not Shoe on earth of equal wear to it at the price 1 sft Ladies’ Cloth Top Patent tip great value Ladies’ Genuine Kid worth i 3.00 at 2.0 C | Laaies’ Solid Substantial Shoe* i Men’s Rex Calf Shoee 1 Jsft I Hmd Welt Calf worth $4.50 at 3 Oft Children’s Solid Shoes Misses’ Heutj Shoes Schoo) Shoes worth sl. 0 i?t School Shoes worth $1.25 nt I.oft \l isHt s’ Fine Shoes worth $2.00 at I.sft For all our stores we buv as my Shoes as any 4 houses in Rome ; we buy then at headquarters with the cash aud we buy them at lower i rices than those who buy in smaller quanti •*-«. Come to our plac< for Shoes.